tenting

tent

T t

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tent]
- /tɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tent]
- /tɛnt/

Definitions of tenting word

noun tenting a probe. 1
noun tenting a roll or pledget, usually of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc. 1
verb with object tenting to keep (a wound) open with a tent. 1
verb without object tenting to live in a tent; encamp. 1

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Origin of tenting

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English tente < Old French < Latin tenta, feminine of tentus past participle of tendere to extend, stretch; compare tentōrium tent

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Parts of speech for Tenting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tenting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for tenting

noun tenting

canvas — Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags.
duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
fly — to move through the air using wings.

verb tenting

nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.

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